UN photo of Port-au-Prince Digital News Report – AT&T is offering aid to the Haiti earthquake victims. They are donating 7,000 phones to Viola, a Haitian wireless company. They are also upping…
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FORD FOCUS NAMED ‘MOST SIGNIFICANT’ VEHICLE AT 2010 DETROIT AUTO SHOW BY AUTOWEEK MAGAZINE
The AutoWeek editorial staff has named Ford’s next-generation Focus the “Most Significant” vehicle of the 2010 North American International Auto Show. High praise indeed, considering the number of excellent cars and trucks at this month’s annual gathering in Detroit. The popular auto show hosted nearly 40 new vehicle premieres.
Samsung LTE Dongle Is Now Available for TeliaSonera’s World First Commercial 4G Service
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leading mobile phone and equipment provider, has announced the commercial availability of its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) dongle in Sweden and Norway. From today, TeliaSonera begins offering commercial Samsung LTE dongles (Model Name: GT-B3710) for customers in Stockholm, Sweden and in Oslo, Norway. The introduction of the commercial dongle follows the announcement in October about TeliaSonera’s selection of Samsung as its 4G device provider.
The Home Depot Pledges $1 Million for Student Scholarships and Grants for Building and Construction Trade Schools
(Press Release) ATLANTA, Jan 12, 2010 The Home Depot(R), the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today announced $1 million in funding for its 2010 Pro Trade Scholarship Program. The Home Depot has…
Atlanta AT&T Customers Get Boost in Coverage with Second Layer of Capacity
Surfing the Internet, keeping up with social networking apps, streaming video — these are just a few of the things you can do on an AT&T* wireless device today. It’s also the reason AT&T has substantially increased capacity on nearly 90 cell sites across the metro Atlanta area. The project involved the addition of a second layer of capacity, or “second carrier,” to the AT&T 3G network.
Canadian Government Revenues From Wind Farms More Than Offset Federal Financial Incentive, GE Study Estimates
OTTAWA, Canada, Jan. 14, 2010 – GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), unveiled today a study estimating that renewing a Canadian federal financial incentive that has now allocated virtually all of its funding for wind energy projects would more than pay for itself through tax revenues from the projects’ income, vendors’ profits and individual workers’ wages. The study estimated that injecting an additional $1.5 billion CDN into Canada’s ecoENERGY for Renewable Power program could spawn 5.2 gigawatts of new wind projects and carry a net present value benefit to Canada’s governments of $287 million CDN.
KATE PEARCE: LINCOLN MKT MARKETING ROLE A NATURAL FOR CLASSIC CAR BUFF, MOTORSPORTS FAN
Kate Pearce, marketing manager, Lincoln MKT (Press Release) Catherine Pearce – Kate, to family, friends and colleagues – was an easy selection for Ford Motor Company recruiters visiting the Miami University campus…
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Awards $6.3 Million to Nonprofit Organizations
(Press Release) WOONSOCKET, R.I., Jan 14, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust announced today that it awarded $6.3 million to nonprofit organizations across the country in grants in…
President Obama Welcomes CEOs to White House Forum on Modernizing Government
(Press Release) WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of his commitment to change how business is done in Washington and instill a new sense of responsibility for taxpayer dollars, the President welcomed more…
HP and Microsoft Agree To Work Together On Cloud Computing
HP Microsoft logos Digital News Report – Building on a 25-year partnership, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft announced Wednesday to work together on a three-year $250 million partnership to simplify IT environments. This will…